An unspeakable evil and an unbelievable power is about to be released into
the world...

In the Tomb of Darkness and Light

If someone from the ancient world walked suddenly on the earth, what would
they tell us about their times, and what changes would they observe in
ours? What if that person was revered as a goddess in the ancient world
and evidenced a power beyond modern human understanding? What if she were
malevolent?

Fort Saint stands on a plateau between the salt deserts of the Chott
Djerid and Chott Melrhir. Four thousand years ago the chotts were
filled–one salt and one fresh. The fort coincidentally guards an ancient
foundation where once stood a temple.

The commander of Fort Saint, Lieutenant Paul Bolang discovered the
foundation and unearthed Egyptian hieroglyphics on it. His letter brought
an archeological party to explore it. And when the archeologists
unearthed a tomb beneath, Paul was the only one who noticed a keen
foreboding in the find. Death followed the opening of the tomb and led
Paul to uncover alone the existence of two other hidden tombs: the tombs
of the Goddess of Darkness and the Goddess of Light.

Paul was present when the archeologists opened the tomb of the Goddess of
Light and someone or something escaped. Paul chased the being out onto
the desert and captured a naked woman who spoke only ancient Egyptian.

Paul struggled to communicate with woman who called herself Leora. She
claimed to come from the tomb, and she claimed to be the Goddess of
Light—a claim she backed up with inexplicable powers. Leora seemed
benevolent, but she alerted Paul that her sister, Leila, the Goddess of
Darkness wanted to also escape her tomb. Leora warned that if Leila were
released, she would visit only evil and suffering on mankind—that was her
nature.

Now the archeologists have discovered the second tomb, the Tomb of the
Goddess of Darkness, and they want to open it.

The finest escape in literature is an escape into a real and inviting
culture—so asserts L. D. Alford a novelist who explores with originality
those cultures and societies we think we already know. He builds tales
that make ancient people and times real to us. His stories uniquely
explore the connections between events close and familiar and events of
the past—he cleaves them together with threads of reality that bring the
past alive. L. D. Alford is familiar with technology and cultures—he
earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Pacific Lutheran University, an M.S. in
Mechanical Engineering from Boston University, and a Ph.D. in
Aerospace Engineering from the University of Dayton. He is a graduate of
Air War College, Air Command and Staff College, and the US Air Force Test
Pilot School. He is widely traveled and has spent long periods in Europe
and Central America. His writing includes over 40 technical articles,
three historical fiction novels, and three science fiction novels. L. D.
Alford is an author who combines intimate scientific and cultural
knowledge into fiction worlds that breathe reality.